All I know was Soul Calibur 3 had an absolutely broken defensive system that destroyed its viability to be competitive. Didn't help character balance was lacking as well. When I played SC3 it was mostly for its adventure type deal more so then its actual battle system =/
In SC4, they try to alleviate the defensive systems brokenness by adding a system of armor breaking if your too defensive. If your too defensive for two long, then your opponent can just pull off a OHKO move (I think its after 3 armor breaks). Can't tell if they fixed character balance yet, but SC hasn't ever seemed like the most technical of fighters. Its just known for looking pretty now
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http://community.modnation.com/en-us/players/IvoYaridovich/creations
